[Python-3000] Special methods and interface-based type system

[Guido van Rossum]

Your presence here has been entirely a distraction. That's a troll to me.

On 11/22/06, George Sakkis <gsakkis at rutgers.edu> wrote:
> On 11/22/06, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:
> > On 11/22/06, George Sakkis <gsakkis at rutgers.edu> wrote:
> > > Although I don't necessarily agree with the arguments from a puristic
> > > point of view ("then why not make keys(), values(), items(), read(),
> > > write(), ... builtin GFs ?"), they are indeed a better answer to the
> > > FAQ entry. After all, HCI-based arguments are usually a fancier way of
> > > saying "it's a matter of taste" and arguing against them is like
> > > arguing that green is a better colour than red.
> >
> > I'm so glad you're not trying to hide that you're a troll.
>
> I see how my reply could be misinterpreted as sarcastic but that was
> not at all my intention. If I were a troll,that would be pretty
> obvious after three years in c.l.py. I've supported the vast majority
> of language changes since 2.2-2.3 that I first met Python (even
> controversial ones such as decorators and conditional expressions) as
> well as pretty much all goals listed in PEP 3100. Still, we don't have
> to agree on everything, do we ? After all, what I said essentially was
> that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That hardly justifies the
> troll labeling.
>
> George
>


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